Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Christian from adnauseum forwarded me this very funny art speak generator. If you ever feel inadequate at an art opening or museum because you don't know the right thing to say about any particular piece of art just input some numbers and you will have the answers to sounding intelligent in the art world.

Monday, September 28, 2009

One thing that I have been eyeing heavily these days is vintage matchbook artwork. Here are a few of my favorites from flickr. The use of typography is timeless and the illustrations are perfectly crude and appropriate for end use.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Toni Tiller is an old friend from my Parsons School of Design days. We found each other via Facebook® and I have followed her photography on flickr since then. One thing that we look at in common are the subway posters that get layered and then ripped off to reveal multiple layers beneath. It is the happy accidents that make New York a wonderful place for inspiration.

Here are a few of the posters that Toni had on her flickr page. You can see more of her photographs here.

I have an art opening with Chris Gwaltney at Peter Blake Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2009 from 6-9PM. We will both be in attendance so please stop by and say hello if you are in the area.

This body of work is from a roadtrip of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Colorado that I took earlier this year. Over 2000 miles, 3 time zones and 4 states in 10 days!

Friday, September 25, 2009

Kareem Rizk contacted me about a show opening that he is involved wuth along with a great host of artists. It's been a busy year for Kareem being a part of so many great art shows around the world. 2009 seems to be his year!

Art Whino and The International Lifeline Fund present Life Essentials, a four-city tour that brings together the best Visual and Musical Artists in support of ground-breaking humanitarian and environmental projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The exhibit will feature the works of over 100 artists from across the country and around the globe. The tour will kick off in Washington, D.C. with a two-night event on Thursday and Saturday, September 24 and 26. Following the D.C. launch, the show will hit the road with stops at Art Basel in Miami Beach on December 5-6, New York City in March, and San Francisco in June.

Thursday, September 24, 2009, will be an invitation-only event featuring live musical performances, a presentation by ILF, and an exclusive sneak preview of the artwork in advance of the official opening of the Life Essentials' show on Saturday. Guests will be given the opportunity to purchase the artwork and otherwise to support ILF's vital mission through participation in a silent auction and individual donations. Many celebrities, politicians, ambassadors, and other DC power players are expected to attend. Savory hor dourves and sweet desserts will be served along with libations.

Saturday, September 26, 2009, will be the official Life Essentials' art show opening kicking off the four city tour at the Portals Theater in Washington, DC, Art Whino opens this incredible art show and reception party featuring a night of lush entertainment by Ancient Astronauts, ESL music's newest signed talent from Germany, who will headline the evening with a special performance, setting the mood for this spectacular evening.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

At my current position as design director for Zoo York I have filled some very big shoes. I have replaced Kimou Meyer. After four years he has retired from Zoo York to focus on his own personal design. On top of being a designer that I have looked up to for years it's been great to get to know him as he is a super rad guy. His eye for design is unparalleled and his sense of humor is evident in his work.

Kimou, I wish you the best of luck (not that you need it) and it will be a pleasure working with you on future projects.

About Me

Robert Mars’ artwork chronicles an evolving fascination with the Golden Age of American popular culture and celebrates the icons of the 1950’s and 60’s
by taking inspiration from this culture long past. Through the application of a rich color palette and tongue-in-cheek attitude, Mars’ paintings evoke a
vintage quality of design and pay homage to the idealized age of growth and hopefulness that was prevalent in the USA at the end of the Depression.
A time before the internet and mobile technology, where information was not instantly available to millions and there was no such thing as instant internet
celebrities, and instead people lived with the myth of the unique, untouchable and unforgettable personalities of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, James
Dean, Audrey Hepburn and Elvis Presley.
Mars’ work is exhibited with the likes of Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, and Robert Rauschenberg,
and has been shown worldwide including galleries in Munich, Tokyo, Amsterdam, London, Australia, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, Paris, Aspen, and Bulgaria.